Had a rest below the groove back in 2008, so nice to do it clean without too much of a struggle as the warm up of the day. Hardest bit was the bottom crux, took me a while to figure it out and commit but fine when I went for it, just awkward. Also got a bit of pump placing an unnecessary cam in the horizontal break above the hanging flake, before seeing a bomber handjam a bit to the side. Good route.

Had a rest below the groove back in 2008, so nice to do it clean without too much of a struggle as the warm up of the day. Hardest bit was the bottom crux, took me a while to figure it out and commit but fine when I went for it, just awkward. Also got a bit of pump placing an unnecessary cam in the horizontal break above the hanging flake, before seeing a bomber handjam a bit to the side. Good route.

Found this a lot harder than Fern Hill. Quite technical climbing. Made a bit of a meal of it in the process of figuring it all out. Looked bold from the ground but managed to get plenty of gear in all the way, including behind the flake at the top - I'm not one to run it out if I don't have to :)

with Duncan Bell

Found this a lot harder than Fern Hill. Quite technical climbing. Made a bit of a meal of it in the process of figuring it all out. Looked bold from the ground but managed to get plenty of gear in all the way, including behind the flake at the top - I'm not one to run it out if I don't have to :)

Wow! Just brilliant! Middle section is committing but, as guide book says, not as hard as it looks. Then a great rest before the best top-out! Hard move getting up into layback on final flake. Worth more than 3 stars!

Wow! Just brilliant! Middle section is committing but, as guide book says, not as hard as it looks. Then a great rest before the best top-out! Hard move getting up into layback on final flake. Worth more than 3 stars!

Went up on lead, fell off the first crux - think I got the sequence slightly wrong, ended up crimping on nothing with my right and the nothing broke. Got through it second go but then didn't have te psyche to go for the top properly after I'd already blown the onsight, so just tried the move in to the flake then escaped off. Then seconded Olly up it afterwards, who cruised it.
Think the first crux is way harder than the top for me, was very surprised.

with Olly

Went up on lead, fell off the first crux - think I got the sequence slightly wrong, ended up crimping on nothing with my right and the nothing broke. Got through it second go but then didn't have te psyche to go for the top properly after I'd already blown the onsight, so just tried the move in to the flake then escaped off. Then seconded Olly up it afterwards, who cruised it.
Think the first crux is way harder than the top for me, was very surprised.

sooo hungover could barely put my own shoes on. (sobering up all day until we tried this just before it got dark. cracking lead from john though, very impressive, although kinda cold hands from belaying. Sacked it off before the flake, just could not summon any enthusiasm.

with HPC

sooo hungover could barely put my own shoes on. (sobering up all day until we tried this just before it got dark. cracking lead from john though, very impressive, although kinda cold hands from belaying. Sacked it off before the flake, just could not summon any enthusiasm.

AMAZING, well pleased to get this and fairly easily too, thought the fantastic crux sequence to gain the rest ledge was reasonably hard but the rest of the route felt about HVS 5b. One of the best E2s I've climbed.

AMAZING, well pleased to get this and fairly easily too, thought the fantastic crux sequence to gain the rest ledge was reasonably hard but the rest of the route felt about HVS 5b. One of the best E2s I've climbed.

One stupid fall when I muffed getting into the flake at the top, think I tried to go too far right rather than starting at the base and greased off the hold. Annoying as I'd spent five minutes resting/psyching up on the ledge so felt really fresh. Went fine second go.Wouldn't want to lob off the top though, it's a matter of get gear in and fail or press on and risk a monster. Surely one of the best E2s on grit, so varied and excellent throughout.

with Andy

One stupid fall when I muffed getting into the flake at the top, think I tried to go too far right rather than starting at the base and greased off the hold. Annoying as I'd spent five minutes resting/psyching up on the ledge so felt really fresh. Went fine second go.Wouldn't want to lob off the top though, it's a matter of get gear in and fail or press on and risk a monster. Surely one of the best E2s on grit, so varied and excellent throughout.

Agonisingly close, got to the top of the flake (without stopping to place gear)thinking i had a tiny bit to spare but my pump addled brain failed to work out what to do next and i took the plummet. Top quality climbing, this is such a good route.

Agonisingly close, got to the top of the flake (without stopping to place gear)thinking i had a tiny bit to spare but my pump addled brain failed to work out what to do next and i took the plummet. Top quality climbing, this is such a good route.

Rested on the gear in the horizontal break as the crux looked really hard, then just went for it, turns out it gets easier the higher you get. Should put this as 'led with falls' but just put 'lead' so it would count for Extreme Rock ticklist!

Rested on the gear in the horizontal break as the crux looked really hard, then just went for it, turns out it gets easier the higher you get. Should put this as 'led with falls' but just put 'lead' so it would count for Extreme Rock ticklist!